205.170. Board of trustees--tenure--vacancies. - Missouri Statutes

Board of trustees--tenure--vacancies.

205.170. 1. The county commission shall appoint five trustees chosenfrom the citizens at large with reference to their fitness for such office,all residents of the county, not more than three of such trustees to beresidents of the city, town or village in which the hospital is to be located,who shall constitute a board of trustees for such public hospital.

2. The trustees appointed pursuant to subsection 1 of this section shallhold their offices until the next following municipal election, when fivehospital trustees shall be elected and hold their offices for the followingterms, with each of the trustees' respective terms determined by lot:

(1) One trustee for a one-year term;

(2) One trustee for a two-year term;

(3) One trustee for a three-year term;

(4) One trustee for a four-year term; and

(5) One trustee for a five-year term.

3. For trustees elected prior to January 1, 1995:

(1) If the terms of two trustees expire at the time of the next electionof trustees occurring after January 1, 1995, then:

(a) One trustee shall be elected for a four-year term; and

(b) One trustee shall be elected for a three-year term; and

(2) At the next following municipal election in which the terms of threetrustees expire:

(a) One trustee shall be elected for a five-year term;

(b) One trustee shall be elected for a four-year term;

(c) One trustee shall be elected for a three-year term; or

(3) If the terms of three trustees expire at the time of the nextelection of trustees occurring after January 1, 1995, then:

(a) One trustee shall be elected for a five-year term;

(b) One trustee shall be elected for a four-year term;

(c) One trustee shall be elected for a three-year term; and

(4) At the next following municipal election in which the terms of twotrustees expire:

(a) One trustee shall be elected for a five-year term; and

(b) One trustee shall be elected for a four-year term.

4. The terms of the trustees elected pursuant to subsection 3 of thissection shall be determined by lot.

5. The office of a trustee elected pursuant to subsection 3 of thissection whose term of office is about to expire shall be filled by theelection of a hospital trustee who shall serve for a term of five years. Eachtrustee subsequently elected shall serve a term of five years.

6. Any vacancy in the board of trustees occasioned by removal,resignation or otherwise shall be reported to the county commission and befilled in like manner as original appointments, the appointee to hold officeuntil the next following municipal election, when such vacancy shall be filledby election of a trustee to serve during the remainder of the term of hispredecessor.

7. No trustee shall have a personal pecuniary interest, either directlyor indirectly, in the purchase of any supplies for such hospital, unless thesame are purchased by competitive bidding.

(RSMo 1939 §§ 15194, 15196, A.L. 1945 p. 983 § 15193, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 323, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1042)

Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 13977, 13979; 1919 §§ 12611, 12613